The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) said today that Réal Desrochers, managing investment director of the CalPERS Private Equity program, is leaving the pension fund to take a position with a large overseas (...)
Valérie Derambure has been appointed Deputy CEO in charge of Finance and Operations for Natixis Asset Management and member of its Executive Committee, with effect as of April 3 2017.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has appointed two new members to its Management Board to replace two out of the three outgoing members whose mandates end on 31 March.
Nomura Appoints Prabhat Awasthi as New Head of India
Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today announced the appointment of Prabhat Awasthi as the new Head of India with effect from April 1, 2017. He is currently Head of Equities, India.
Clinton L. Stevenson Named Investment Director of Investment Manager Engagement Programs
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has named Clinton L. Stevenson the investment director of the Investment Management Engagement Programs (IMEP).
Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust plc and BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc merging to create a £500 million investment company
Aberdeen Asset Management is pleased to note the announcements issued today by Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust plc and BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc, regarding the two investment companies merging to create...
With U.S. data releases in the black and the Fed ready to act, Treasury yields kept creeping higher over the recent weeks. Meanwhile, the ECB recently signaled it may extend its bond buying program at the current € 80bn per month beyond March 2017 (the final decision is (...)
CalPERS Cuts Costs and Saves Pension Fund $922.5 Million Over a Five-Year Span
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) released the Annual Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness Report (PDF), detailing several initiatives that resulted in cost savings for the Pension Fund of $922.5 million over the past (...)
IM Square passes a new milestone in its development
iM Square invests in one the most successful fixed-income management firms in the US, Dolan McEniry Capital Management. iM Square begins the construction of a European distribution network
Deutsche AM looks to take a lead in the strategic beta market with revamped ETF line-up
Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) has re-vamped its non market capitalisation-weighted suite of ETF products, including the launch today of two new minimum volatility ETFs, as it aims to take a lead in the important strategic beta segment of the (...)